Manufacturing Team Lead: Safety, Coaching & Lean Ops

Workhorse; Union City (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Workhorse in Indiana is seeking a Team Lead to support daily manufacturing operations, providing frontline leadership, training, and direction to production assemblers while prioritizing safety, quality and productivity.

You will coordinate staffing, balance workload, coach staff on procedures, support troubleshooting, and work with supervisors to drive continuous improvement and Lean initiatives on the production line.

Qualifications

• Must have high school diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of manufacturing leadership experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret work instructions and production schedules.
• Strong communication and conflict-resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support production assemblers to meet daily safety, quality, and production targets.
• Assign work and balance manpower to support production requirements.
• Train, coach, and develop assemblers on work instructions, standard operating procedures, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies, quality standards, and company procedures.
• Identify production issues, bottlenecks and elevate concerns as appropriate.
• Support troubleshooting efforts and assist in resolving production-related challenges.
• Maintain staffing flexibility and cross-training matrices (Flex Charts).
• Master all workstations within assigned production areas and provide hands-on support when needed.
• Verify assemblers have the tools, equipment, materials, and resources necessary to perform assigned work.
• Conduct onboarding and training for new employees.
• Monitor employee attendance, timekeeping, and productivity.
• Review and approve employee timecards and PTO requests in accordance with company policy.
• Support continuous improvement and Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
• Communicate production updates, expectations, and daily priorities to team members.
• Foster a positive, respectful, and accountable work environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Communication

Problem-solving

Team coaching

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Timekeeping systems

Job description

Workhorse in Indiana is seeking a Team Lead to support daily manufacturing operations, providing frontline leadership, training, and direction to production assemblers while prioritizing safety, quality and productivity.

You will coordinate staffing, balance workload, coach staff on procedures, support troubleshooting, and work with supervisors to drive continuous improvement and Lean initiatives on the production line.